To Have and to Hold...

The last few weeks I have been busy helping my niece get ready for her wedding and that has left no time for scrapbooking. I just have been reminding myself about all of the great things we will have to scrap once the wedding is over.
The biggest challenge with the wedding is coming up with ideas that are beautiful and elegant, but budget friendly.


While I was on the look out for stuff for my sister-in-law's baby shower I stumbled upon wedding invitations on clearance. I purchased a set of 50 invites, envelopes, response cards, and response card envelopes for $10 a box. The next challenge was how to dress them up without breaking the bank.

I was able to purchase packs (25 each) of scrapbooking paper from CreateforLess for $4.19 a pack and make jackets for the invitations. The charms and ribbons were also on clearance for $10 for a box of 50 each.
This is the finished invitation with a picture, vellum, and response cards inserted.

The father of the bride took their engagement pictures with the groom's camera. We upload them to Walmart.com and was able to order 4x6 prints for 12cents a piece.

You can also see on the outside of the invite the monogram that I made to be used on their invitations and wedding programs. The second monogram will be on the wedding favors. You will have to let me know what you think.

I also found a program template on Diybride that I customized with their wedding information. The programs will also give directions to the reception site, special thank you's, dedications to deceased family, and a few scriptures that will be read during the ceremony.

The 6x6 covers were printed on matching cardstock with the same monogram as the invites, just in a larger size. We are using a darker purple ribbon to hold them together. The picture above is an example of what the finished program will look like.

Today I worked on another exciting budget friendly idea for after wedding. Sarah knows that she is going to need a ton of thank you cards, so we have been on the look out for some nice ones in purple. At some point this week I got the idea to buy some more of the clearance invites and make thank you cards.

First I printed "Thank you" on all of the invites close to the graphic. I took a scorer and scored each card across the center. Fold and voila! you have a thank you card. Second, I carefully opened the envelope at the seams. The inside of the invitation matched the graphics on the front of the invitation. By using a template from Green Sneakers I made an envelope to match the card.

I will update you later on the seed packets, candy bar wrappers, OOT boxes and other DIY projects for the wedding.